Illuminated display device



July 9, 1957 e. L. WHITE 2,793,939

ILLUMINATED DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 14, 1954 I 620i leelfll fe :iim/

ATTOI? Y United States. Patent .0

; 2,798,939 ILLUMINATED DISPLAY DEVICE George Lee White, Richmond,Calif.

Application September 14, 1954, Serial No. 455,971

2 Claims. (Cl. 240--10.1)

This invention relates to improvements in advertising signs and hasparticular reference to a rotating pole used to advertise beauty shopsand is adapted to perform the same function as a barbers pole that isemployed to advertise a barber shop.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a pole that is usedin an attractive and ornamental transparent casing, and which pole isornamented with attractive color combinations in the form of polka dotsor the like, and said pole being motor driven to thus rotate in avertical plane as compared to the conventional barber shop pole thatrotates in a vertical axis.

A further object of the invention is to illuminate the pole in orderthat it will be visible at a considerable distance and to employ anornamental strip that has words thereon to indicate the nature of theshop.

A further object of the invention is to provide a beauty shop pole thatis simple in construction, economical to manufacture, strong, durable,positive in operation, at-

tractive in appearance and highly efiicient and serviceable m use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters areused to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. l is a front view of the device constructed in accordance with myinvention, view being shown partly in section and partly in elevation,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device, with portions of thecasings being broken away to more clearly show the means for rotatingthe pole,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the outer casing, the viewbeing taken on the line 33 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of thearrows, and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through the pole of the invention,the view being taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a bracket that issecured to a wall 6 or like support for the device of the invention,that comprises a plastic base 7 that is suitably secured to the uppersurface of the bracket by fastening elements 8. This plate detachablysupports thereon an ornamental drum-shaped clear plastic casing or dome9. Integrally formed with said dome and depending therefrom is a plasticcollar 10 that is provided with a normally open bottom. A pair of lugs11 extend inwardly from said collar and are adapted to receive screws orthe like 12 for securing the collar and the supported dome to said plate7. This arrangement permits ready access to the interior of the casingwhen any replacement operation is necessary.

Mounted on the top of the casing and secured to a peripheral flange 13of said casing, is a vertically extending top plate 14 on which isdisplayed, on the outer face thereof by ornamental colored letters, thewords Beauty Salon to designate the place of business of the user of thesign. Optional letters to designate another place of W a ice businesscan be employed in the use of my unique sign. A slot 15 is provided insaid dome to assure proper ventilation and to compensate for heatgenerated by the bulb and motor of the invention.

' Centrally positioned on said plate is a plastic block 15' that isapertured as at 16 for receiving therein a tube that is bent as at 17,continues upwardly as at 18, and terminates in a horizontal end portion19 that is supported in a bracket 21 connected to the rear section ofthe pole. This tube is stationary and serves as a support for the poleof the invention, and also serves as a means for the conveyance of thesupply cord 20 to an incandescent lamp 21' that serves to illuminate thepole when the plug end of the cord is connected to a switch outlet.

The pole of the invention is of a substantially elliptical configurationand consists of a front section 22 and a rear section 23 that aredetachably secured together as at 24. The outer surface of the frontsection 22 is ornamented with enlarged spaced polka dots 25 to thusenhance the appearance of the pole.

It is to be noted that the said pole is made of frosted plastic materialto shield the mechanism for rotating the pole, the material of the polebeing semi-transparent to permit the light from the bulb to shinethrough the pole to illuminate the same and also the varied coloredpolka dots of the pole. The numeral 26 designates the motor of thedevice that is equipped with a motor shaft 27 provided with a flat stripof material 28 on the outer end of the shaft. This strip is adapted tobe received in a slotted lug 29 that is secured to the inner face,medially thereof, of the pole section 22. Since the two sections areconnected, one to the other, it will be obvious that the pole willrotate, as a unit, in a vertical plane as the motor shaft 27 is turnedby the motor. The said motor being supported by a bracket 30 that is inturn connected to the horizontal end 19 of the tube.

To protect the motor and bracket and to comply with the standard fireregulations, the motor and bracket are housed in a protective sectionalshield or covering 31. The lamp 21' is mounted on top of said coveringthat is suitably apertured to permit the passage therethrough of thetube end 19 and the motor shaft 27. The lead wires 20 are in turnconnected to the terminals of a lamp socket 32.

From the foregoing description, considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it will be obvious that I have devised a mostdistinctive beauty shop pole whereby the objects of the invention can bereadily accomplished.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a base portion, abracket connected to said. base portion for securing said device to theside of a building and the like, a transparent drum-shaped casingdetachably secured to said base portion, an ornamented semi-transparentcylinder supported in said casing, and means connected to said base forsuspending said cylinder within said casing, an electric motor supportedwithin said cylinder, and driving means from said motor to said cylinderfor rotating the latter, said driving means comprising a motor shaftextending from said motor, a slotted lug fixed to the inner surface ofsaid cylinder, and a strip carried by the end of said shaft and adaptedto be received in said slotted lug.

12. device .of the character described comprising a base portion, anornamented drum-shaped clear plastic casing detachably secured to saidbase portion, an apertured block secured to the upper surface of thebase portion, ,a tube supportedomsaid black andvtermiua ng Q in .avhorizontal ,end portion, an ornamented vcylinder made ofsemi-transparent H a ria-I and supported :Qmthe tube end,said tubeadaptedto- EGQBVQY lead wires .10 said casing ,and to .a position-within-the S.a,1ne,--a-mQt9I1snpported withinsaid cylinder andconnectedto the mhaend 1 portion, a housing for the motor-support andsecured to the-"tube end, and a lamp holding socket mounted on saidhousing tor receiving .tlielead wires from .said tube, the motor beingequipped with driving means for rotating said cylinder within saidcasing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,526,707 Jefferson Feb. 17, 1925 2,608,779 Joy Sept. 2, 1952 2,692,808Marsh Oct. 26, 1954

